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Zach

この黒板は黒でなく緑だ。

Sentence Analyzer

この 黒板 でなく

English Translation

This blackboard is not black, but green.

Furigana

この黒板(こくばん)(くろ)でなく(みどり)だ。

Romanji

Kono kokuban wa kuro denaku midori da.

Words

此の (この)
this (something or someone close to the speaker (including the speaker), or ideas expressed by the speaker)
黒板 (こくばん)
blackboard
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(くろ)
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative
(みどり)
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)

Kanji

Readings: コク、 くろ、 くろ.ずむ、 くろ.い
Meaning: black
Readings: ハン、 バン、 いた
Meanings: plank, board, plate, stage
Readings: リョク、 ロク、 みどり
Meaning: green